diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
index 9a8e1966..a01a0bdd 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ public abstract class YogaNode {
   @Nullable
   public abstract YogaNode getOwner();
 
-  public abstract void unsetOwner();
-
   /** @deprecated Use #getOwner() instead. This will be removed in the next version. */
   @Deprecated
   @Nullable
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
index 0e1f68c8..c48162f4 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@ public abstract class YogaNodeJNIBase extends YogaNode implements Cloneable {
     return mOwner;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void unsetOwner() {
-    mOwner = null;
-  }
-
   /** @deprecated Use #getOwner() instead. This will be removed in the next version. */
   @Deprecated
   @Nullable